The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-27
Orange County.



THERE exists quite rivalry between the
drivers of the two depot teams, as illus
trated by the clash they had last Saturday
on the arrival of the 1924 A. NJ. train. Mr..
Rennie intends to prevent all such in the
future by roping them off. 80 II. r..
Aldrich is failing quite rapidly. - ID. b..
Locke has rented the Stephenson house
and will occupy it in season for the fall
term at the Academy - Edgar Smith
finished his labors at Libby Brothers sta
BILE Saturday night, after trying it for ten
days. "A large amount of rain has
fallen in this vicinity of late and farmers
have done but little haying for the past two
weeks. - They have quite number of
summer boarders at II. b. Stevens; also
about the same number at j. NJ. Warden's.
These are the two houses opened to the
travelling public after the burning of the
hotel last spring.
Braintree.
Mrs. SALLY FLINT ABBOTT was buried
from the house of her son-in-law, George
Smith, on Monday last - During the
unfavorable weather for haying several of
our farmers are constructing barns and
sheds in which to store their hay and grain.
~ DR.. Moore will return to Michigan
about the LIST of next month. - X. S.
Spear of Boston is visiting his parents.
- Miss Annie Woodward has finished
her school at Easts Bethel and returned
home. - Jennie Godfrey is to teach the
fall term of school in the Peth district.
80 Frank Archer is at home doing his
haying.
Brookfield.
THE First Congregational church cele-
brated its centennial anniversary last week
Wednesday. The exercises opened with
prayer by Rev. Almon Shepard of Brook
field followed by reading of the Scriptures
by c. n. Smith of Maiden, Mass, prayer by
If nrth Ral1 IL
ing of a hymn by A. b. Parker of Randolph
and a memorial address by Rev. A. w.
Wild of Charlotte. The text was taken
from the seventy-seventh Psalm, fifth
verse" have considered the days of old,
the years of ancient times" AT the con-
clusion of this, dinner was served in the
basement. The tables were very tastefuly
arranged and bountifully supplied with
good things, to which all present did ample
Justice Upon reassemblng in the after
noon Rev. w c. Carr of Brookfield read a
hymn and w. Allis read several letters
with an original poem by Rev. e. p. Wild
of Newport. The First church was built
in 1892. Elijah Lyman, the first pastor,
was ordained April s, 1883. The total
membership since the church was organ
lied has been eight hundred tifty-three, the
present membership numbering siXty-two.
The church has sent out ten ministers to
other fields. Among the Oldest members
we mention the following: Leonard Smith,
who has been member over seventy years
Mrs. Louis Newton, his sister, sixty years
Sprague Arnold, Silas Hall, Gilbert Bige-
low and Storrs Hall, over fifty years. Dea.
L. A. Clark, Mrs. Asa Smith, Mrs. Mary
Smith and Mrs Nichols, who were present,
have been members of the church fifty
years or more. Among those present from
out of town not already mentioned were
Mr.. and Mrs. Fayette Green, Royalton
Messrs. Tewksbury, Hardy, Abbott, Du-
Bots, Howard and Hebard, and wives,
West Randolph; A. o. Smith, Mrs w. S.
Hazen and Mrs. ID. c. Brown and sister,
Mortified; Dea. Martin II. Bass and
Jason French and wife, Braintree. - f.
ID. Freeman and wife of Sharon visited
friends in town last week.
East Orange.
FARMERS are complaining of poor hay
weather, while their hay crop is the best
ever known in this vicinity. - Daniel
White of Manchester, n. H., who has been
visiting relatives here, has returned home
- Nelson Jewell and wife of Boston are
Jewell. - j. V. Brooks of Syracuse
n. Y, is making a short visit in town. His
past experience and success along the banks
of our streams tell us that the finny tribe
are liable to suffer.
East Randolph.
GEORGE BUswELL has moved into the
Wills house, which he purchased some
time ago. - Eli Camp is tearing out his
old mill-dam and making preparations for
putting in a new one. - Mr.. and Mrs
Shaw and two children from Portsmouth
\. H., and Willie Putnam from Salem
Mass, are at j. c. Huntington's. - The
Camp girls have gone back to New Hamp.
shire again-Miss Mary to Portsmouth and
Miss Belle to Wolfboro Junction.
West Randolph.
Mrs. f. b. SILvERTHoRN gave a fine mu.
steal sketch in Dubois Gays hall Satur
day night to large audience. She was as
sisted by Beedle's orchestra. Miss
Emma Ashley of White River Junction is
visiting in town. - Lula Scott of North.
ampton, Mass, is spending few weeks
with her parents here. - Hiram Kim
ball of Cleveland, Ohio, has been visiting
his brother Robert. - Mrs. Fred Dubois
has returned home. - Miss Jennie Bah
bitt is in town. She is manager of large
stationery store in Tampa, Florida. -
j. w. Gray and family of Chicago are visit
ing in town. - Nine couples of young
people had pleasant ride to Willamstown
recently. - Zeph. Seymour of Lynn
Mass, is in town, visiting his parents
- We expect the water-works will bt
completed in about four weeks. f. o
Thurston has decided to remain in North
field - John Mcbride has been in
town a few days with his family. -
Granville Barnes will move into his new
house on Weston street next week.
T.. n. Kathan, recently of Boston, was il
town last week. He was formerly a com
positor in the Herald and News office and
has accepted a job in the argus office. -
Howard Brooks is erecting cottage il
Burlington. - The Bethel Courier has
been enlarged and is now printed at the
| Herald and NeUS Office. - Four person.
were baptized in the branch and two other.
united with the Christian church Sunday
morning. 60 Rev. S. A. Parker preached
in Mechanics hall Sunday afternoon. -
| Charles Bass and wife of New York are il
| town. - Eva Twiss of Milford, \. H.
is visiting Lucy Moulton. 60 The ia
man will be in town the last of the week.
North Thetford.
A. b. HOWE of Boston is home for few
weeks vacation. 60 w. f. Earle is heat
waiter at the Mt. Kineo House, MooseheaC
Lake, Maine, this season. Master
Louis Earle of Bedford, Mass, is visiting
his grandparents. - Misses Nellie an,
Alice Berry are home from the city. -
Mrs. Russell Of Hanover, n H., has beer
visiting the Porters for week or two
- Rev. Mr. Upper of Post Mills occu
pied the pulpit last Sabbath, giving an ex
| cellent discourse. - The Stone Hous
has four lady boarders from Springfield an,
vicinity. - Washington Barnes is hom
helping his father through haying. He ha
a job clerking in Houghton's store in Bos
| ton. - School plogal bara with miami